2 Inch Floating Minnow Lure

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This is a 2 inch floating minnow lure that prints as a single piece and has a through wire for strength and convenience. I spent several months testing and refining this design and I'm really happy with the result. It dives about 1-2 feet as designed and is quite stable for a bait this size. The bait is printed on its side and the printer is paused when the print is just over half finished so that the through wire (and steel ball, if using the rattling option) can be installed, then the print finishes and all you have to do is seal the bait (either with a clear coat after painting or with a few dabs of super glue where the through wire protrudes to keep water out) and you can attach some hooks and hit the water! The files included are for the rattling version, silent version, and the fixture for forming the through wire. This is a hollow bodied file, print it at 100% infill. The wire I use is 1.04mm stainless lock wire, though any strong wire around the same size should work. If you have any questions, send me an email at Tyler.Williams.PE@gmail.com and I'll try to get back to you quickly.